Managing Finance and Information has been developed to give the student the underpinning knowledge, understanding and skills for the core module in the BTEC HNC/HND in Business Studies. It is divided into two major sections dealing with finance and information. The emphasis is on the interrelation of the two, stressing that the effective management of any resources, including financial, depends on good information on which to base decision making. Each section gives a clear framework in which to view, examine and apply the key concepts, theories and systems to give the student the ability to:Identify and evaluate the sources of company financeEvaluate the financial performance of companies and use financial information to support decision makingUnderstand the scope and purpose of management information systems and use them to store, retrieve and analyze informationReview MIS systems and evaluate the relevance of the information that they generate.Packed with examples from real business, self-assessment exercises, assignments and task-based activities, the workbook will be essential for all those taking the new BTEC Higher Nationals.
Book Details:
- Author: Alan The Open Learning Foundation
- ISBN: 9780631196686
- Year Published: 1996
- Pages: 482
- BISAC: BUS000000, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/General
About the Book and Topic:
Managing Finance and Information has been developed to give the student the underpinning knowledge, understanding and skills for the core module in the BTEC HNC/HND in Business Studies. It is divided into two major sections dealing with finance and information. The emphasis is on the interrelation of the two, stressing that the effective management of any resources, including financial, depends on good information on which to base decision making. Each section gives a clear framework in which to view, examine and apply the key concepts, theories and systems to give the student the ability to:Identify and evaluate the sources of company financeEvaluate the financial performance of companies and use financial information to support decision makingUnderstand the scope and purpose of management information systems and use them to store, retrieve and analyze informationReview MIS systems and evaluate the relevance of the information that they generate.Packed with examples from real business, self-assessment exercises, assignments and task-based activities, the workbook will be essential for all those taking the new BTEC Higher Nationals.
Each of the workbooks is written at a level appropriate for a BTEC Higher national core module, and is directly linked to the new learning outcomes of the fully revised BTEC syllabusThe materials have been designed to permit a paced progression through each module allowing for the individual learning style of each student, and delivering approximately 80 hours of fully supported learningExercises and self-assessment techniques will regularly test the student’s knowledge and case studies are built into the workbooksComprehensive instruction is available for lecturers explaining how to integrate the material into existing or new coursesAll the materials are highly developed after intense review by panels of lecturers and student focus groups.
About the Author
The Open Learning Foundation is the author of Managing Finance and Information: An Active Learning Approach, published by Wiley. Alan Jennings is the author of Managing Finance and Information: An Active Learning Approach, published by Wiley.